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- Brown v. Board of Education (1954): The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that state laws establishing separate public schools for Black and white students were unconstitutional, overturning "separate but equal" and giving the civil rights movement a powerful legal foundation.
- Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955–56): After Rosa Parks’ arrest, a 381-day boycott of Montgomery buses ended legal racial segregation on the city’s transit system and brought Martin Luther King Jr. to national prominence as a leader of nonviolent mass protest.
- Greensboro sit‑ins and the rise of student activism (1960): Four Black college students’ sit‑in at a segregated Woolworth lunch counter sparked a nationwide direct‑action movement, led to desegregation of many public facilities, and helped create the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
- Birmingham campaign and Children’s Crusade (1963): Nonviolent protests in Birmingham met with police use of dogs and high‑pressure fire hoses; televised images of the violence shifted public opinion, pressured political leaders, and helped set the stage for major federal action.
- Civil Rights Act (1964) and Voting Rights Act (1965): These landmark laws banned segregation in public accommodations and employment and removed many legal barriers (like literacy tests) that had prevented Black Americans from voting, producing the most significant legislative gains of the movement.
- Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955–56): After Rosa Parks’ arrest, a 381-day boycott of Montgomery buses ended legal racial segregation on the city’s transit system and brought Martin Luther King Jr. to national prominence as a leader of nonviolent mass protest.
- Greensboro sit‑ins and the rise of student activism (1960): Four Black college students’ sit‑in at a segregated Woolworth lunch counter sparked a nationwide direct‑action movement, led to desegregation of many public facilities, and helped create the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
- Birmingham campaign and Children’s Crusade (1963): Nonviolent protests in Birmingham met with police use of dogs and high‑pressure fire hoses; televised images of the violence shifted public opinion, pressured political leaders, and helped set the stage for major federal action.
- Civil Rights Act (1964) and Voting Rights Act (1965): These landmark laws banned segregation in public accommodations and employment and removed many legal barriers (like literacy tests) that had prevented Black Americans from voting, producing the most significant legislative gains of the movement.
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